At a time when the Mumbai Indians are hailed as one of the best T20 teams in the world after winning the IPL title for the fifth time, former India starter Aakash Chopra said the 2020 IPL could have had a new champion. if Rishabh Pant had stayed. in the middle a little more. Chopra noted how the expulsion of Pant during the Delhi Capitals innings was the turning point of the match.
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“The firing of Rishabh Pant was the turning point of the party because there was a very good association. Where you were 3/22 and from there you had set up a 96-race booth, ”Chopra said on his YouTube channel.
The Capitals were down to 22 for 3 after Marcus Stoinis, Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan came back cheap. It was Pant and Shreyas Iyer’s partnership that brought DC back into the game. But just when Pant looked ready for a big one, he mis-timed a shooting shot to be ruled out by 56.
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“And up until the moment Rishabh Pant was there, he had set two limits on that switch and if he had played more, he would have brought the score to 175-180 or even 190,” Chopra said.
Chopra added that Pant was slowly returning to his destructive peak. “He was hitting really well after a long time. He had even said that Rishabh Pant had left her destructive self in immigration. So that destructive Rishabh Pant was removed from customs and brought into this final match, ”he said.
“When he plays like that, we get to know why he’s the X factor. And I’m a huge fan of him and I like him when he gets it right.
“The moment it came out, I think it was the turning point. The races were already over and if he played with the slowest goalkeeper a bit cautiously and hadn’t tried to reach another limit, then probably this match could have taken a different course and the IPL could have gotten a new champion. “
After Pant’s firing, Delhi did not get the required push and finished its entries on 156/7. The Mumbai Indians chased the target in 18.4 overs with 5 wickets remaining.
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